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NASA May Return to Moon.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, December, 2003

The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Dec. 5--CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.--President Bush could announce later this month revamped goals for NASA that include the possible return of astronauts to the moon.

The announcement may come at a Dec. 17 ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first powered flight. Such a development would be the latest twist in an ongoing debate on the future of U.S. space policy that has raged inside the Bush administration since May. It would mark a reversal for those who had argued for more modest changes and, until recently, appeared to have the upper hand.

Rumors about if and when an announcement would happen swirled in Washington on Thursday. NASA and congressional...

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